Two-time champion Venus Williams awarded US Open wildcard

[p]Seven-time Grand Slam ‌winner [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/williams-venus/M7dojKaa/"]Williams[/a], 46, was ‌eliminated in the first round ‌at Flushing Meadows last year after ‌falling to Czech [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/muchova-karolina/Or4Qa1ye/"]Karolina Muchova[/a].[/p][p]She and sister [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/williams-serena/ttsu68nH/"]Serena[/a] also returned ‌to doubles action for the ⁠first ‌time since 2022 on Monday, suffering an ​opening round defeat at the Cincinnati Open.[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/stephens-sloane/21U8Dqna/"]Sloane Stephens[/a], ​the 2017 US Open winner, was also among those granted ⁠a wildcard ​on Monday. The 33-year-old is trying to make a comeback after a foot injury derailed her ‌2025 season.[/p][embed guid="7b7e262e-1f18-4ddf-aad5-4e574fd7faa6" url="https://x.com/usopen/status/2089753709936828689" social-type="twitter" /][p]Organisers said one women's singles wildcard spot is still to be announced.[/p][p]On the men's side, Frenchman [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/monfils-gael/fm7G8o0m/"]Gael Monfils[/a] was among those who got a wildcard into the main draw earlier this month. The former ‌world number six previously announced ​that he would retire at ‌the end of the season.[/p][p]Monfils and spouse [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/monfils-elina/jyngIesG/"]Elina Svitolina[/a] were also given wildcards into the US Open mixed doubles ⁠tournament ⁠on Monday.[/p]